And Some More

Fiction

The Money Shot by Stuarts Woods Literary Industries, Amalgamated and Parnell Hall. Mystery man Teddy Fay is helping a movie studio that is being blackmailed. Or extorted. I did not read the dust cover that closely.

Abandoned by Allison Brennan. Wow. This is Brennan's 32nd novel.

The King Tides by James Swain. Former Navy SEAL helps out women being stalked. You what this reminds me of? This:


NonFiction

Infamous Mothers: women who've gone through the belly of hell... and brought something good back by Sagashus T. Levingston. Photographic portraits of women who've overcome really tough adversities with articles on each woman. Levingston is from Madison. The book is very nicely printed and bound; that makes sense because this is a coffee table book.

AudioBook on CD

Kian by Melody Anne. 7 CDs at 8 hours. Some kind of romance. This was one has a super rich surgeon and some daughter and blah blah blah.

The Other Side of the Sun by Madeline L'Engle. 11 CDs at 13 hours. Southern gothic published in 1970. I must have bought a reprint or sale item.

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Fiction

Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen. According to the dustcover Bowen lives in Northern California and Arizona. Bowen does not live in Illinois. Or Alberta. Or East Timor.

Good Luck With That by Kristin Higgins. Something about people conquering their fears. Higgins lives in Connecticut. I like to pronounce Connecticut as Con-Neck-Tick-Ut. Higgins does not live in Sao Paulo. Or Bologna. Or Arkansas.

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Brent Hartinger is Traveling the World

DVD

Geography Club starring [many teen actors]. What the heck is the deal with this? I thought for sure we already owned a copy of this film. I just checked and I ordered this at the end of July. How the freaking heck did I not order this earlier? Because, I've read several of Big Shot World Traveler Hartinger's novels.


13 Reasons Why: Season One starring[actors]. Something about a teen suicide and letters she left behind. I'm not sure. Last I read on Hartinger's Twitter he is living in Bulgaria for a few months.


7 Days in Entebbe starring Daniel Bruhle and Rosamunde Pike. I don't know if Hartinger and husband will be going to Uganda.


NonFiction

 1947: where now begins by Elizabeth Asbrink.  According to the dust cover 1947 was a busy year. Hartinger content unknown.

The Language of Kindness: a nurse's story by Christie Watson. 20 years of stories and experience as a nurse. Watson lives in London. Hartinger London travel unknown.

Prairie Fires: the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser. Yet another bio and critique of Wilder. Hartinger content unknown.

The Death of Democracy: Hitler's rise to power and the downfall of the Weimar Republic by Benjamin Carter Hett. I don't know if Hartinger is going to Germany but it should be a quick train ride if he decides to go.

Where I Make Up Stories About Author Photos

Fiction

Aunt Dimity and The King's Ransom by Nancy Atherton. Atherton's small black and white photo features a cheerful Atherton. Atherton was in a great mood because she was going to meet friends for lunch Oskar Blues Brewing. Atherton was looking forward to a pint of Old Chubb.

A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay. The small color photo of Barclay has him looking a bit subdued and wearing a forced grin. Barclay was impatient that day. He could not miss the photo appointment but had to get back home because the previous evening's thunderstorm had knocked over an old maple tree on his property. Barclay had to get home and saw up the tree and he was not looking forward to it. At least he was able to borrow a chainsaw from his neighbor Mika, because Linwood did not want to go buy one at the hardware store. Those saws are expensive.

Day of the Dead by Nicci French. Nicci French is actually a husband-wife writing team. In the author photo they are posing next to a tree. Ms. Gerrard was under the weather that day and wanted to go home and lay down before she picked up daughter #3 from field hockey practice. Mr. French was a bit torn on what to do. He wanted to help his wife out but, c'mon, what is he going to do while she is sleeping? Besides, the British Model Fliers Association still had their Saturday Meet and Fly at 4PM by Bury St. Edmunds. Mr. French was scheduled to speak on his model's new electric motor and lightweight batteries.

My Year of the Drunken Tree and Relaxation Bellewether

Fiction

Bellewether by Susanna Kearlsey. Kearlsey lives near Lake Ontario. I thought about a sumer driving trip to Ontario. That is a 662 miles drive when going South through Chicago. If you take the ferry across Lake Michigan there is less driving but the ferry is expensive and you're stuck on going on their schedule.

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh. I like the title.  Page 151 says, "She was whimpering and shorting."

Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage. I do not know how to pronounce her first name. Stage lives in Pittsburgh and page 84 says, "We're going to... thrive... in a school... over... a piece of copy paper... that glowed with promise."

Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. Page 250 says, " Gorrion held my hand as we took a walk to the top of the Hills."

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NonFiction Means The Content is Not Fiction.

NonFiction

Caddyshack: the making of a Hollywood Cinderella story by Chris Nashawaty. Page 193 says, " The place looks like a cross between a disheveled space-age bachelor pad and a Benihana, right down to the gong doorbell."

The Perfectionists: how precision engineers created the modern world by Simon Winchester. Page 127 says, "And the  man who picked it was the scion of a new firm of precise locksmiths, and founder of the firm that is now part of the biggest lock maker in the world, Linus Yale."

Barracoon: the story of the last "black cargo by Zora Neale Hurston. In 1927 Huston visited the last known survivor of the last slave ship to the U.S., the Clotilda. Incidentally, a guy recently found a burned ship he thought was the Clotilda. Their was excitement about the discovery because he found the wreck near where the Clotilda's Captain said he burned the ship.

Reporter: a memoir by Seymour M. Hersh. This had an interesting review. Page 12 says, "My college days at University of Chicago were exciting and fun."

Magnolia Table: a collection of recipes for gathering by Joanna Gaines.  Page 9 says, "This U-shaped tool has several curved metal wires and a handle."

Giada's Italy: my recipes for la dolce vita by Giada De Laurentiis. Page 181 says, "Tuscany... would be prepared... from the... leftovers... or... a Dutch oven."

Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack: Vol. 20 by Jim Davis. Freaking Garfield. Kids Looooove Garfield books.

37 CDs of Talking Sounds

Talking Sounds

The 17th Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. 7 hours on 6 CDs. Something about a killer and chasing the killer. Probably a serial killer, right? These are serial killers?

The Pharaoh Key by Preston and Child.8 CDs on 9 hours. Let me quickly scan the back cover. "Vanish. Until.  Incredible.  EES. Split. Dangerous." Nope, I don't understand any of that either. You'll have to check this out, listen to it, and let me know.

The Fallen by David Baldacci. 12 hours on 6 CDs. I don't think this is about robots. I certainly wouldn't know anything about robots anyway. I'm no robot.

The Crooked Staircase by Dean Koontz. 15 hours on 13 CDs. I'm 100% human being creature. No robotic parts to me at all. I even laugh at appropriate times - and not because I had a recent software update. That would just be silly!

"Former Slaves of Lake Mills"

Thesis

The Former Slaves of Lake Mills: a study of African Americans in rural Wisconsin by Caitlin Downey. Undergrad thesis covering local history. Lots of footnotes and a nice bib.

Couple New Flicks

DVD

Lady Bird starring Soirse Ronan and others. A teenager is angry about something.

The Shape of Water starring Sally Hawkins. The Creature From the Black Lagoon gets a girlfriend.

Mish. Mosh.

Fiction

The Summer Nanny by Holly Chamberlin. Page 155, "Marissa smiled brightly when Hayley joined her in the hall."

There There by Tommy Orange. Page 66 says, "She said if you start feeling nauseous and have abdominal pain, you should go to the emergency room."

Ike and Kay by James MacManus. Page 233 says, "She didn't know him."

The Devil's Half Mile by Paddy Hirsch. Page 143 says, " Justy grunted a laugh."

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier. Page 130 says, "She... drops... numbers... and the... Geo... at... the monster."

Another Side of Paradise by Sally Koslow. Page 289 says, "Scott... with an avocado... forwards... garbage... in the living room."

All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin. Page 19 says, "I don't remember."

The Summer List by Amy Mason Doan. Page 173 says, "The next weekend fifteen kids show up."

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. Page 253 says, "He chuckles, rubbing his his eyes, and I can tell he's tired."

Before and Again by Barbara Delinsky. Page 137 says, "I wanted... my GPS... in the... bra... because... my friends blamed me for... an accident."

The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah. Page 149 says, "Ha ha."

NonFiction

Educated: a memoir by Tara Westover. Page 290 says, "Shawn called an hour later."

Books Shorter Than 8.5 Inches

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In A Hurry

Books

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DVD

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri starring Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson. Mourning mother wants her daughter's murder solved.

Fiction

Dead Firefly by Victoria Houston. Another murder mystery in Northern Wisconsin.

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Misc.

Fiction

The Pharaoh Key by Preston and Child. Page 135 says, "Your knife." Knife? Did someone write knife? What a coincidence because I have a new(ish) Spyderco in my pocket.



The Madonna of the Mountains by Elise Valmorbida. I kinda like the cover. Valmorbida is an uncommon name. Let's see where she lives... London but grew up in Australia. Australia? Did someone write Australia? Last week I used some wooden matches I brought back from the end of my college semester in Perth. I've had those matches for 25 years. I did not have a Spyderco in Australia.



Island of the Mad by Laurie R. King. Mary Russell is married to Sherlock Holmes. I don't know anything about this Russell character except that King has written several novels. King lives on California's central coast. The owner of Ephraim Faience Pottery spoke at Rotary a few months ago. Ephraim opened a retail store in that area a few years ago and, when asked about real estate costs, said the prices were surprisingly uninflated. I doubt they sell Spydercos.



The Woman in the Woods by John Connolly. This is the Irish Connolly, not the California Connelly. I've read a couple of Connolly's novels. I just finished listening to a Tana French novel. French sets her books in Ireland and that woman knows what she is doing when it comes to novels. Her knowledge of pocket knives is undetermined.

 

Joyce Carol Pearson

Fiction

Night Gaunts by Joyce Carol Oates. Big time author publishes a story collection.

How Hard Can It Be? by Allison Pearson. 49-year-old mom goes back to work in England. Trouble ensues.

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One Novel

Fiction

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman. Backman is Swedish and posed for his author photo in blue jeans and a faded blue shirt against a blue background. It's a blueberry photo. The cover is all blue as well.

Two Guys Write A Novel

Fiction

The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson Literary Industries, Amalgamated. Two rich guys write a thriller. Page 217 says, "The vice president stops at the doorway." Hey, shouldn't that be capitalized as Vice President? A couple sentences later the VP calls the Chief of Staff an "unelected flunky".

Things

Things

I am busy. Here, take a look, I do not have time to type.

NonFic DVD

DVD

Vel Phillips: dream big dreams by Wisconsin Public Television. Civil rights pioneer in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.


Door County: Wisconsin hometown stories by Wisconsin Public Television. History of Door County with stories by residents.

Wisconsin Books and Super Heroes

DVD

Justice League starring [people with lots of muscles]. Batman and others team up to fight a bad guy in slow motion.


NonFiction

Old Farm Country Cookbook by Jerry Apps and Susan Apps-Bodilly. Chapter 15 is about rutabagas. In 1946 Apps family harvested 365 bushels of rutabagas. His dad had them selling vegetables door to door. The first trip was to Plainfield. You've heard of Plainfield right? The home of Ed Gein?

Living A Country Year by Jerry Apps. Re-print of stories when Apps grew up on the family dairy farm.

The Wisconsin Capitol: stories of a monument and its people by Michael Edmonds. History and pictures.

Once A Professor: a memoir of teaching in turbulent times by Jerry Apps. Because we apparently don't have enough books by Apps. He taught 38 years at UW-Madison.

Wisconsin State Parks: extraordinary stories of geology and natural history by Scott Spoolman. Neat looking book with lots of photos.

Mexicans in Wisconsin by Sergio M. Gonzalez.  Mr. Gonzalez writes long sentences so I won't write one down as an excerpt. "But, Mr. Library Person, aren't you doing a lot of typing right now?" Yes, I am. But, that is still easier than typing from a book. I am no touch tyupucst.

Roughneck Grace: [long subtitle] by Michael Perry. Collection of essays and newspaper columns from Perry's weekly column for the Wisconsin State Journal.

Danger Man Working: writing from the heart, the gut, and the poison ivy patch by Michael Perry. A collection of assignment writing that previously appeared in Backpacking, Outdoors, Men's Health and a couple other places.

Audiobooks on CD

Shoot First by Stuart Woods. 8 hours on 7CDs. Some sort of story about people doing things with other people.